This is an analysis of the poem In Spring that begins with:

THE young birds shy twitter
In hedges and bowers,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXcdcebfebf dgdgXhXhbcibci
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110 010110 110110 010110 1011011 011110 011010 011010 111110 110110 11001 010010 011010 01101 110110 100010 110010 1010110 010010 011110 110010 111110 1010110 110010 01001 111010 110110 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of In Spring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Mathilde Blind